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Burns Confident Band Holding
Memphis Millionaire for Ran
som Will Be Taken Soon.
CANDIDA TES TO SUCCEED POPE PIUS X
RAID NETS DRAG RESORTS
Theory That Gang of Card Swin
dlers Decoyed American Basis
for Gamblers’ Arrest.
LONDON, April 16.—After thirteen
day* of flne-toothcomb searching on
the Continent, Joseph Wilberforce
Martin, the Memphis millionaire who
disappeared mysteriously in this city,
has not yet been traced to the place
where his captors secreted him when
detectives got hot on their trail In
Lambeth yesterday, although Detec
tive William J. Burns believes he will
be located soon.
There was great excitement early
to-day in the neighborhood of Picca
dilly when the police raided two re
sorts and arrested fifty gamblers on
the theory that some of them may
have been connected with Martins
disappearance or may have some
knowledge of it.
Trailing Woman Now.
Scotland Yard sleuths are trailing a
woman known as "Baby Ruth” who,
from her record, may possibly have
some connection with the case, it
was alleged.
Both the private and public detec
tives are convinced that a woman is
Implicated la the disappearance of
the rich American and both squads
are working along this line.
The Lambeth and Kensington dis
tricts of London are swarming with
detectives, searching for the house
where Martin is said to be held cap
tive by a band of kidnapers.
Call for Mr. Sherlock Holmos!
According to a well-established
theory, Martin was decoyed by a band
of card sharps whose members are
known to the international police.
The Arkansas land deal which Mar
tin put through on the eve of his
strange disappearance involved $6,-
000,000. Mr. Martin was said to have
a large sum of ready cash in his
pockets when he dropped out ofsight.
Amateur detectives are attempting
to employ Sherlock Holmes methods
of deduction from the known facts
and from the circumstances attend
ing the finding of Martin’s opera hat,
pocketbook and watch chain.
The suggestion has been made to
J. Lockhart Anderson, the English
friend of Mr. Martin, that he lay the
facts before Sir A. Conan Doyle, the
creator of Sherlock Holmes, and ask
Sir Arthur’s aid in running down the
kidnaping band.
ournalistic License
Proposed in Illinois
’Hara Bill Requires Examination of
All Newspaper Men and Issu
ance of State Certificate.
Cardinal Vannutelli. Cardinal
These are regarded as the leading candidates to succeed to the throne
choice. Italians predominate in the College of Cardinals, and among the
Falconio.
of Peter in
number are
Cardinal Merry Del Val.
the event of the death of Pope Pius X. 1
some of Falconio, (hough Italian born, is an
Cardinal Rampollo.
t is likely, however, that an Italian Cardinal will
American citizen.
Hit
Atlanta Chief’s Work Model for
Proposed War on Social Evil
Big Cities,
in
CHICAGO, April 16.—Every news-
iper man in Illinois will have a State
?ehse and journalism will be a rec-
fnized “profession” if a bill passes
hich is now being dratted by Lieu-
nant Governor O’Hara, formerly a
hicago newspaper man.
The bill, which will be presented to
le Legislature this week, provides
ir a State board of journalists to
ipervise the licensing of every edi-
>r, reporter, copy reader, musical,
ramatic and sporting writer.
An examination will be conducted
y the board and an applicant for
cense must show four years’ appren
ticeship on a reputable newspaper and
lust prove that he is of good moral
haracter. Present day newspaper
nen may obtain licenses without
assing the examination. After 00
lays a man working on a newspaper
without a license is subject to a line
ind the paper employing the unli-
ensed man mav be fined from $20 to
1100 for each day's work the mar,
lots.
RYAN BILL WOULD PROTECT
ITRUS FRUIT FROM DISEASE
Washington, April ie.—senator
rvan, of Florida, to-day introduced
bill prohibiting the admission into
be United States of any citrus truiis
ttfected with the red scale, white fly
f other parasitical enemies of the
'trus family.
The work done by Police Chief
Beavers in driving out segregated vice
in Atlanta soon wili become the text
for a national campaign against the
social evil if plans Just made public
by Clifford G. Roe, Chicago lawyer
and vice crusader, receive the approv
al of a majority of the delegates at
the Congress of Sociological Workers,
to convene here April 25.
At that time Attorney Roe, now lo
cated in Washington, D. C., will pre
sent his plans for the abolishment of
segregated vice in every large city of
the United States. It is declared his
plans fall along all but parallel lines
to those employed in Atlanta.
Aided in Chicago Inquiry.
Attorney Roe, who. at the time of
the white slave probe in Chicago, was
appointed special assistant district at
torney for the Government, so suc
cessfully carried through the investi
gation of conditions in that city, that
he received high commendation by the
associations behind the investigation.
So deeply moved was tlie young
lawyer at the scope of the slave traffic
as uncovered under his direction that
he gave up his practice in Chicago,
and, without pledges of support, start
ed single-handed to organize a na
tional anti-vice campaign.
His appearance in Atlanta before
the Sociological Congress and his
completed working basis for the car
rying out of his ideas which he will
present to the 1,000 delegates present,
Is anticipated with keen pleasure by
investigators of the white .-’lave traffic
in the South.
Will Confer With Jackson.
While in the city Attorney Roe will
confer with Marion Jackson, of the
Men and Religion Forward Movement,
and Chief of Police Beavers, embody
ing their suggestions along the prac
tical lines of abolishing vice in his
address before the sociologists.
Upon the vote of the delegates tv>
the conference, Attorney Roe Will rest
the outcome of his further work along
anti-vice lines. During his stay in
this city the noted young lawyer will
be the guest of several of file larger
social organizations at a number ol
dinners and luncheons.
Men Not Born Equal,
Says Edward Griggs
America’s Salvation Lies. Asserts
Noted Lecturer, in Representa
tive Democracy.
Representative democracy is t lie
salvation of America, in the opinion
of Dr. Edward Howard Griggs, noted
ethical lecturer, who spoke at Wes
ley Memorial ('hurch last night on
“Public Education and the Problem of
Democracy.” In the afternoon he
spoke before the Girls’ High School
Alumnae Association on "Art and the
Human Spirit.”
"Democracy has an entirely differ
ent significance to-day to what it did
barely a century ago,” said Dr. Griggs
in his night lecture. "We continue to
quote the phrases of the former de
mocracy, but we know they are not
true. We say all men are born equal
when we know that men are not born
equal and do not even have equality
of opportunity.”
That Atlanta should erect an ait
museum on the lot donated for that
purpose in Piedmont Park was the
message that Dr. Griggs brought to
the Atlanta women in his afternoon
lecture at Browning Hall.
8 New Playgrounds
Urged for Atlanta
Both Whites and Negroes Would Be
Given Places to Romp Under Com
mittee’s Recommendation.
Six playgrounds for white children
in Atlanta and two for negroes this
summer is a recommendation before
the Park Board to-day. The report,
with this recommendation, was made
by a special committee appointed to
make an investigation.
The grounds the committee sug
gests be s*et aside for the whi,te chil
dren are Mims Park. Grant Park,
Joyner, English Avenue School. Pine
Park and Hill Park. The opening of
a playground in the woolen mills dis
trict is under advisement.
An adverse report was made on the
proposition of showing moving pic
tures at Grant and Piedmont Parks
Tuesdays, Thursday*' and Sundays.
BANK AT GAINESVILLE
APPLIES FOR CHARTER
Application for charter was made to
Secretary of State Cook to-day by the
Citizens’ Bank of Gainesville, Hall
County It is proposed to incorporate
the bank with a capital stock of $50,-
000, with 500 shares of $100 ea^h.
J. C. Pruitt will be the president of
the new organization. Other incorpo
rators are J. H. Hosch, J. E. Red wine,
Jr.. J. B. George. John M. Hulsey, J.
F. Carter, W. A. Roper. H. H. Dean,
W. Bowen, B. A. Rogers, J. M.
JAIL m BALL
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Parks and
others
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Recorder Broyles Fines Three
Business Men Who Engaged in
Fight at Gam^.
Recorder Nash Broyles is deter
mined that Atlanta baseball fans shall
be protected from possible rowdyism
a* the ball park this season.
After heavily fining three business
men for a fight in the boxes, the Re
corder to-day declared the affair ‘a
disgrace” and asserted that any per
son guilty of disorder at the ball park
will be dealt with severely. He
warned these men. William McMillan,
a produce merchant; A. W. Gilbert, a
restaurant manager, and Henry
Barnes, a Whitehall Street merchant,
that stockade sentences' may be ex
pected in the event they snould ap
pear before him again for trouble at
the park.
Barnes and Gilbert were each fined
$50.75, while McMillan drew $25.75.
The fines were paid.
“Thousands of our women and chil
dren attend the bali games,” said the
Recorder, “and they must be protect
ed This court intends to protect
them by imposing the limit of the law
on any persons who disgrace the
game and the city in any s*uch way.
This kind of disgraceful conduct will
be stopped if it takes stockade sen
tences.”
The trio of merchants were in a
box and were said to have quarreled
among themselves. Persons in adja
cent boxes protested, and A1 Jordan,
brother of the famous Otto, started to
thrafi’h Barnes and Gilbert. when
Barnes drew a knife. Policeman G. E.
Butler rushed into the melee and
caused Barnes to drop the weapon.
Butler turned Barnes and Gilbert
over to Policeman Hardy and devoted
his attention to McMillan, finally sub
duing him without having to use his
club.
LIQUOR SALESMAN TAKES
CASE TO HIGHEST COURT
Bob” Kirkpatrick, charged with
soliciting orders for whisky in Bar
tow County, has carried his case tc
the United States Supreme Court,
after a failure to obtain a favorable
decision in Georgia.
Kirkpatrick was convicted in the
Superior Court of Bartow County.
The case was taken to the Court of
Appeals and this court, after it had
obtained an opinion from the State
Supreme Court that soliciting for
whisky was in violation of the inter
state commerce clause, affirmed the
decision of the lower court.
Pall Mall Gazette Says His Posi
tion on the Tariff Undoubt
edly Is Sound.
LONDON. April 16.—Commenting
editorially to-day on the statement
by Wiliam Randolph Hearst, pub
lished yesterday in The Washington
Post and other American newspapers.
The Evening Pall Mall Gazette, a
staunch Conservative paper, says:
“America's conversion to free trade
has met an unfortunate check through
the fact that Mr. Hearst, who sup
ported President Wilson for election,
has already ‘bolted’ from the new tar
iff proposals.
“Mr. Hearst Is Right.”
“The particular significance of his
attitude lies in the adoption of such a
line of criticism by one who is recog
nized as a professional judge of pop
ular feeling in such matters. Mr.
Hearst is evidently convinced that
nothing will more certainly cause a
revulsion of feeling on the part of the
American people than to spread ihe
alarm that free trade is at their gates.
We have little doubt that in taking
this view he is entirely right."
“25 Per Cent Free Trader.”
In its editorial regarding Mr.
Hearst’s tariff statement. The Even
ing Star says:
“Although Mr. Hearst supported Dr.
Wilson in the presidential campaign,
he is now attacking him in his news
papers. * * * Mr. Hearst sa>s
that most of the advanced and intel
ligent thought of England to-day is in
favor of a policy of protection, but he
does not explain that the British peo
ple as a whole have defeated the pro
tectionists at three successive elec
tions. * 4 * Inasmuch as the av
erage ad valorem rates proposed in
the Underwood bill would work out
about 25 per cent reduction in tariff,
as compared with present rate.*', it is
fair to say that President Wilson is at
least 25 per cent of a free trader.”
Mr. Hearst's article, re
ferred to above, is publish
ed in full on the editorial
page of to-day's Georgian.
DEMOCRATS WILL gFsLOW
ON CURRENCY LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, April 16. Demo
cratic members of the Senate Com
mittee on Banking and Currency have
decided to go slow »m currency leg
islation. •
The committee will study the testi
mony taken by the Pujo “money
trust' ana the Glass committees be
fore framing a bill. The prospects
are now that there will be no action
at this extra session.
Police to Hold Big
Spring Picnic May 15
Program of Features Expected to
Lure Record Crowd to
Warm Springs.
Atlanta’s "finest" have sounded a
real note of spring.
They announced to-day the police
picnic at Warm Springs on Thursday,
May 15. and have commenced prepa
rations to make it the most success -
ful outing in the history of the po
lice department.
The police didn’t have a picnic last
year, and they missed it. They haw
determined this year to make up for
it by giving their friends one of the
biggest picnics ever run out of At
lanta.
The program of features has not
been completed, but it will contain
music, dancing, games and athletic
sports galore. The bluecoats expect
several thousand Atlantans to enjoy
the day at Warm Springs as their
guests.
U. S. Flyer Beady to
Try Trans-Ocean Trip
Milwaukee Aeronaut Plans to Start
in Dirigible From the Canary
Islands Today.
LAS PALMAS. CANARY ISLANDS,
April 16.—The dirigible balloon Su-
chgrd, in which Joseph Brucker. for
merly of Milwaukee, proposes to make
a trans-Atlantic flight, has been in
flated! Captain Brucker announces
he will start for America to-day or
Thursday, if the present favorable
wind holds.
Great crowds watched the work of
preparation. The inflation was com
pleted at dawn. The police held the
crowds back to prevent the gas from
being ignited through carelessness.
Pilot balloons were sent up during
the day for the purpose of ascertain
ing the direction of the wind.
WOMAN’S CLUB TO SHOW
WAX WORKS FRIDAY
Mrs. Parley's wax works will be
presented at the Woman’s Club
Building Friday evening at 8 o’clock,
under the auspices of a committee of
the Atlanta Woman’s Club. The pro
ceeds will go to the benefit of tlie
building fund. An elaborate enter
tainment is planned by the commit
tee.
There will be a girl imitator of
Miss Theodora Aline Warwick, who
will give a po?e dance. A scene also
will be reproduced from "The Whip,”
the famous English melodrama that
made such a hit in New York last
winter.
MOTORIST WHOSE CAR
KILLED BOY MAKES BOND
The Fulton Grand Jury to-day may
take up the cas“ of Earl H. Dell,
whose automobile killed 10-yeal-old
Dolphus Ca«ey near Buckhead sever
al days ago. Deil. who was commit
ted to iai! under a bond of $3,U00 by
Justice of the Peace Girardeau yes
terday afternoon, made bond last
night.
Denounce Teachings as “Evil,”
But Will Make No Attempt to
Block Baptism.
Characterizing the Mormon propa
ganda as evil, a fake and a thing to
lie “shunned as a viper,” Atlanta min
isters to-day joined in a denunciation
of the plans of the Atlanta Church
of the Latter Day Saints to hold a
public baptizing service at Lakewood
next Sunday afternoon.
They regard the action of the Mor
mons in announcing a public service
and in inviting the people of Ailanta
to attend as an affront to Christian
ity and to the intelligence of the
people of the city. The boldness and
the audacity of the Mormon Adders
Indicates, to the ministers, that they
have made rapid strides in the pro
mulgation of their doctrines in Atlan
ta. and it is not impossible that lo
cal ministerial organizations may
soon discuss plans to counteract what
they term the immoral and evil in
fluence of the teachings.
It is not probable, however, that
efforts will be made to stop the Sun
day services. Local ministers say
they have investigated the matter in
times past, and have learned that
there is no legal way of preventing
the Mormons, or any other sect or
cult, from holding their services and
spreading their belief, providing they
do not preach the doctrine of polyg
amy. »
“Should Not Be Molested.”
Based on interviews obtained from
leading ministers of the city, the pre
vailing sentiment among Atlanta
churchmen seems to be this:
“No attempt should be made to
prevent the Mormons from holding
their services Sunday, and they
should not be molested in any way.
Amerca is a free country, and the
Constitution of the nation and the
laws of Georgia give the Mormons or
any other cult the right to worship
in their own way and according to
their own belief.
"Though Mormonism is evil and
immoral almost beyond belief, there
is no way in which its missionaries
can be stopped, save through the dis
gust and the abhorrence of the peo
ple.”
The baptismal service which the
Atlanta Mormons plan for Sunday is
the culmination of several weeks of
unusual activity on the part of their
missionaries. Several prominent Mor
rnons have been imported from Utah.
Idaho and other States where the
doctrine has secured a stronghold, and
they have been flooding the city with
their documents and tracts. They
Continued on F’agc 2, Column 1.
BELIEF THAT
Vatican Physicians Continue to
Hold Out Encouragement, but
Pope Is Declared To Be Sink
ing Gradually — Rests Easily.
Lack of Sleep and His Inability to
Take Nourishment Tend to Sap
Strength of Venerable Prelate.
Pneumonia Peril Still Present.
His Holiness and Brother, Long
Estranged, Forgive and Forget
Differences in Affecting Scene
in the Sickroom of Noted Man.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME. April 16.—Although the
Vatican physicians continue to hold
out encouragement and issue reassur
ing bulletins, the belief is growing thin
Rope Pius X is near the end of hi*
life’s journey.
Early this morning the following
bulletin was issued at the Vatican:
His Holiness rested easily for
several hours last night. His
temperature is 98.2. Expectora
tion is easy and the condition of
his heart is good.
From another and reliable source it
was learned that Pope Pius is greatly
weakened by his inability to take suf
ficient nourishment and from lack of
sleep.
This same informant, contrary to
the-Vatican bulletin, declared the
Pontiff found expectoration very hard
dining the night, and at times was in
danger of suffocation.
Still Fears of Pneumonia.
Fears of pneumonia have not yet
passed. The Pope's left lung is in
flamed and his throat is raw and
swollen. Stimulants . were adminis
tered during the night to assist the
heart action.
Angelo Sarto, the Pope’s brother,
who Is postmaster of a little town in
the department of Venice, visited the
sick room to-day, having arrived in
Rome last night. Jt had been re
ported he would not be summoned
until the Pontiff reached a state bor
dering extremis.
The meeting between the Pope and
his aged brother was highly affecting
and a complete reconciliation of their
one-time estrangement was brought
about.
Angelo, who is an old man, kissed
his brother on both cheeks while he
brokenly asked for forgiveness and a
benediction.
Pope Embraces Brother.
Despite his weakness, the Pops
raised both of his arms and affectiorr'-
ately placed them around his brother’s
neck ,
"I hfitvo ever loved you, Angelo,**
murmured the Pontiff. ”1 have never
borne ill will.”
Angelo covered his face with his
hands and sobbed while he whispered
prayers for his brother’s recovery
Although the Pope’s fever had
abated during the night, the febrile
symptoms became more pronounced
after daybreak when the Pontiff be
came awake and began to toss rest
lessly in bed.
Wants to See Sunshine.
He asked to be allowed to see the
sunshine and was querulous when Dr.
Marchiafava said that he must re
main quiet in bed.
That Dr. Marchiafava is worried by
the recurring relapses from rallies is
plainly evident, for each relapse un
doubtedly leaves the patient a little
weaker than he was before.
The Cardinals of the Curia are re
ported to have been notified by Car
dinal Merry Del Val, Papal Secretary
of State, that the Pope is in an alarm
ing condition, but that life may be
prolonged.
The weather was still slightly chilly
to-day. A number of American tour
ists who are here remained for some
time in St. Peters Square, gazing at
the windows in the Pontiff’s sickroom.
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